Cooper Flagg vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner and Cooper Flagg that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cooper Flagg: 2025-26 to 2025-26
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cooper Flagg 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Cooper Flagg 1 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Cooper Flagg 0 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Cooper Flagg 0 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 17.5 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 6.3 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 3.4 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.3 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.7 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg 437 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg 157 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Cooper Flagg 86 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Cooper Flagg 33 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg 17 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cooper Flagg 25 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg .482 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg .250 Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg .817 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg 17.5 (2026) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg 6.3 (2026) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg 3.4 (2026) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg 1.3 (2026) Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg 0.7 (2026) Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Cooper Flagg 0 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cooper Flagg - Vern Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.